Legal Opinion

State v. Thibeaux

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided December 15, 1978No. 62026PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

366 So.2d 1314 (1978)

STATE of Louisiana

v.

Theresa THIBEAUX.

No. 62026.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

December 15, 1978.

Howard L. Franques, Jr., Anatole J. Plaisance, Plaisance & Franques, Lafayette, for defendant-appellant.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Barbara Rutledge, Asst. Atty. Gen., J. Nathan Stansbury, Dist. Atty., Byron P. Legendre, Asst. Dist. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.

DENNIS, Justice.

The principal issue presented in this case is whether, in a prosecution for murder, the trial judge may exclude, as being too remote in time from the offense, evidence of a specific act of violence…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. People v. MillerNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
  2. United States v. James H. BurksCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
  3. Commonwealth v. StewartSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  4. State v. LeeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1976
  5. McMorris v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1973

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. State v. NarcisseSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
  2. State v. WatsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1984
  3. State v. MartinSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1984
  4. State v. ClaytonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
  5. State v. GlassSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1984

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